“Beasts,” ” Moonrise” and “Silver Linings” were all nominated for top feature, as were Jack Black showcase “Bernie” and lesser known “Keep the Lights On,” which has grossed less than $300,000 since its early September release.

“Silver Linings,” was the only film to get two lead acting nods, which went to Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. The former will vie against Black, John Hawkes (“The Sessions”), Thure Lindhardt (“Keep”), Matthew McConaughey (“Killer Joe”) and Wendell Pierce (“Four”).

McConaughey actually scored two acting noms on his own, picking up a supporting male nod as well for “Magic Mike.” Also selected in that category were David Oyelowo (one of three acting noms for “Middle of Nowhere”), Michael Pena (“End of Watch”), Sam Rockwell (“Seven Psychopaths”) and Bruce Willis (“Moonrise”).

Though there isn’t much correlation between independent film honors and the Oscars, “Moonrise Kingdom” and Corinealdi are kindling greater interest this week, with their nominations — along with documentary “How To Survive a Plague” — following Gotham Awards victories Monday. Perhaps the noteworthy film to be left out by the Indie Spirits was Yaron Zilberman’s “A Late Quartet,” with a cast featuring Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener.

Sundance Selects/IFC Films prexy Jonathan Sehring, who could boast about noms for “Loneliest Planet,” “You’re Sister’s Sister,” “Central Park Five,” “Gimme The Loot” and “How To Survive a Plague,” said every bit of recognition counts, especially for the relative unknowns.

“The filmmakers work so hard making these movies, and we work really hard trying to find audiences for these movies,” Sehring told Variety . “It acknowledges their work, (and) it elevates their profile.”

In addition to its acting trifecta, “Middle of Nowhere” earned a nomination for the John Cassavetes Award for feature made under $500,000, next to “Breakfast with Cutis,” “Mosquita y Mari,” “Starlet” and “The Color Wheel.” “Starlet” also was honored with the Robert Altman Award, given to director Sean Baker, casting director Julia Kim and an ensemble cast including Dree Hemingway and James Ransone.

Burshtein also snagged a first screenplay nomination, as did “Safety” writer Derek Connolly, Christopher Ford (“Robot and Frank”), Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (“Celeste and Jesse Forever”) and Jonathan Lisecki (“Gayby”).

“Waiting Room” director Peter Nicks also received a Stella Artois Truer Than Fiction nomination, as did Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel (“Leviathan”) and Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims (“Only the Young”).